Pope Francis notes Holy Week exhaustion for priests - himself too
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 14:43
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis entered the final busy days of Holy Week by acknowledging the exhaustion that priests like himself can feel, but urging them to keep emotionally close to their flock through life's joys...
Flames engulf Mexico oil platform in Gulf, killing four workers
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 06:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
A huge ball of flames engulfed an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing four people and sending terrified workers leaping into the sea. State-run oil company Petroleos...
Updated: Russian trawler with 132 crew sinks, at least 54 dead
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 06:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
A Russian freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 sank Thursday morning in the Sea of Okhotsk off of the Kamchatka Peninsula and at least 54 crew members were killed, rescue workers...
ISIS captures Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 20:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Islamic State militants have reportedly taken over large parts of a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus on Wednesday, and are fighting with a group inside the camp. This is the deepest incursion...
John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies of cancer in Spain aged 75
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 20:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
John Lennon's first wife, Cynthia, has died at her home in Spain, her family said. She was 75. A message on her son Julian's website said she died "following a short but brave battle...
At least nine dead as fatal storms hit Germany and Austria
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 18:17
Last update: about 13 years ago
At least nine people have been killed in gales that have battered Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. Seven people were killed in Germany, including two men whose car was hit by a...
British couple win a million in lottery for second time
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 16:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
A couple from northern England has defied the odds — again — by winning a million pounds ($1.5 million) in the lottery for a second time. David and Kathleen Long won the money —...